In this world the love of the mother for her child is an example of unselfish love. She protects and nurtures her child purely out of love. She even overlooks the child's faults and misbehavior. Kabir in this poem prays to the Lord to look upon him as His child and forgive his sins, to give him the support of Naam enabling him to cross the ocean of the world, and to bless him with a pure heart so that he is able to succeed in his devotion and merge into Him.

The son commits many faults,
The mother does not take them to heart;
I am your child, I am your son,
Lord, will you not pardon my sins?

If a child in anger
Runs and hits his mother.
She bears no grudge
Nor takes offence;
I am your child, I am your son,
Lord, will you not pardon my sins?

My mind sinks
Into a gloom of anxiety:
How will I reach
The opposite shore
Without the power of Naam?
I am your child, I am your son,
Lord, will you not pardon my sins?

Dear Lord, bless Kabir
With a pure heart,
A clear mind,
That he easily attain Sahaj
And become absorbed
In your virtues.
I am your child, I am your son,
Lord, will you not pardon my sins?

A.G., Asa, p. 478
Sut aprādh karat hai jete